Display apparatus



Nov. 15, 1927.

G. G. BECKHARDT DISPLAY AHARA'IUSq lFiled Aug. 16. 1926 BEST 1:, .1..

Jou Do: co. "(0) INVENTO? W/ TNE SSE S A Tron/v5 Ys Patented Nov. 15, 1927.

intatti GENE GARDNER nnonnannr, yor BROOKLYN, NEW YORK."

DISPLAY APPARATUS.

i Application filed August 16, 1926. Serial No.129,523.

This invention relates to display apparatus, and has particular reference to apparatuses for displaying hosiery.

The principal object of the present inven- I tion is the provision of a display apparatus in which an assortment of hosiery kof diier-` ent colors may be displayed to the gaze ot customers or prospective customers who may select the desired color by comparison with the colors oi the other hose, :without neressitating handling, thus obviatingV soiling of the hose; so as to reduce costs vand to save time in negotiating sales; and so as to keep the hosiery neat andattractive. y i

iff Another object of the invention isthe provision or a display apparatus of the indicated character in which the hosiery Will bel kept in Inet-ion so as to attract attention and thereby induce or encourage sales.

Another object of the invention is r'the provision of a display apparatus of vthe indicated character With means for illuminat ing the hosiery.

The nature of the invention and its distinguishing features and advantages `Will appear When the following specification is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, in Whichi Figure 1 is a front view of the apparatus showing the hosiery displayed in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. E2 is a rear view or the apparatus.

Fig. 3 is a sectional viexvon the line 3 3 of `Fig. 2.

121'- Fig. at is a sectional view taken on the line ima er Fig. s.

Fig. 5 is al perspective `View oi one of the supporting frames.

Generally stated, the apparatus ot the present invention will include a plurality ot .supportingframes each or' which is adapted to have arranged thereon a stocking, and each of Which is shapedto eon'lorm to the leg and foot section of the stocking so as to hold the same stretched. All of the frames and their stockings are supported for turning movement and will lie side by side in overlapped relationship so that the different colors o'l' the stockings will appear in contrast. Means is provided for eiiecting the turning movement of the frames simultaneously in opposite directions so as to attract attention'. The supporting` frames and the stockings will be arranged Within a suitable casing open at the iront so that the stockings will be visible in contrast to a suit- `supported by the trames so that the stocka-ble background provided by the rear Wall oi the casing. The apparatus will also inn clude means for illuminating the stocking ings can be effectively displayed atnight in any show Window.

Referring now more particularlyto the dravving,it. will be apparent that, there is shown a casing of any preferred size and 6 proportion. The said casing 1() has side walls 11, bottom Wall 12, rear Wall 13, and a top Wall having a substantially horizontal portion la `and an angularly disposed por tion at the `iront of the casing. The 'casf To ing 10 thus constructed will be provided With a front opening 16. Suspended from the horizontal portion 111 are a plurality of sup-` i porting frames 17 of a type adapted to have arranged thereon a stocking in stretched i kcondition to conform to the leg and foot sections of the stocking In the `present instance each trame 17 lwill be made from a single piece of stout Wire bent into a leg ,section 18 `and a foot `section 19, and a top por! tion 20. In order to support each of the frames 17 for turning movement, the top portion 2O of each frame is provided with a hook or equivalent means 21, andthe top horizontal vportion 14 of the casing 10 is provided With a series `of eyes or equivalent means 22 for respectively receiving the hooks 21 of the trame 17, as shown most clearly in Fig. 8. Thefarrangement of the eyes 22 is such that when the frames 17 are suspended therefrom, the frames Will bear an overlapping relationship Wit-h respect to each other, as shown most clearly in Fig. L1. In order to impart turning` movementto the t ames 17 simultaneously, and alternately in opposite directions, any preferred type .of mechanism may be employed. l In the present instance, there is provided an electric motor 23 carried by the rear Wall 13 of the` casing 10 and through the` intervention'of `a train of gears rotary motion Will be `transmitted to a crank 2li. The crank 24 has a pin 25 disposed in a slot 26 in the lower end of an arm 27 pivotally mounted as at 28. The upper end of the arm 27 carries a connecting element'27 which extends through an arcuate slot 30 in the Wall 13 near the. top thereof. The element 29 has loosely connected thereto as at 31, a rod 32, Whose opposite end is loosely connected as at 33 to a rod 110 84 supported tor compound movement. lI`he compound movement of the rod 34 consistsV lll of endwise sliding movement, and late al sliding movement. This is accomplished by extending the opposite ends of the rod 34 1n slots 35 respectively in `the sidewalls il near the tops thereof. The portion 20 of each of the frames 17 is provided Withwa hook 36. The rod 3d is provided With a series olf' loops 37 equal in number to the numher of frames 1T. The hooks 36 and loops 37 constitute a means for setting` up loose connections'between the rod` 3e and the frame "17. p p p From the foregoing it will be understood that when the motor Q3 is in operation, niotion will `he imparted to the rod 3% hy virtue oi" the intervention of the parts `hetrvecn the crank pin 25 and the rod 34s, and "as a consequence the" iramcs l?"V will he turned simultaneously and alternately in opposite directions." r

`In order that the stockings carriedhy the li'raine 17 inay he illuminated there are pro-` vided electric lamps or `equivalent means. The said lamps are ar 1anped on thelinside of the portion l5. `"lluereiore means isprovided for illuminatinev the stockings so aus to 2f give the desiredeiiect at nighttime for displaying' the. stocking"` in an attractive manner.

`lt is to be understood that the invention is not restricted to the precise` arrangement of parts-shown and described, as details of construction may he inodilied `and rearranged without departing' -fromihe spirit of the invention; the scope of which is limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

l. A@ display apparatus comprising a casinl; haring; an o iiiening` in the lront,` a plurality of stocking)r supporting frames arranged in the casing and visible through said open:

ingr, cachot said frames" adapted to hold a stocking shaped to they Jform of the leg and foot sections thereofj means on which each ot said frames is suspended tor turning movement on its own axis, and means for "ell'ecting the continuous turning movement ofsaid frames; `q

EIA display apparatus comprising' a casing having' an `opening` in the front, a plurality` oi stocking"supportingn iframes arranged in the casing and `visible throughsaid open fing, each of said iframes adapted to hold a stocking;r shaped to the form of thelcg and ioot sections thereoi, means on which `each of said framesis suspended for turningr ing', cachot said iframes adapted to hold a stocking` shaped to the form of the leg and foot sections thereof, means on which each of paid frames is suspended :lor turning*more` ment on its own axis, and means l'or elleetiner thecontinuous turning movement of said. .trameathe :frames heine; suspended so las to hear an overlapping relationship with respect to each other;

4. Adisplaj' apparatuscomprising a eas` lnghauinp; anopenmg' in the front, a plurality etstockingsupportingirames arranged in the casinon and visible tln'ough said open` lng,` each or said :trames adapted to hold a stocking shaped to the 'lorinot the legend foot sections tliei'e`o`f,iii-euns on nwhich each of said fainesisfsuspended for turning movement on its own axis, means for elliect-` ing the continuous turning; ino'v'cment oil said frames, and a lighting means Within the casing adapted to illuminate the interiorof the casing. i i i 5. A display apparatus comprising a casing1 having an openingin the front, a pluraL ity of stocking suppoi-tiner vtrames arranged in the casingand risible ihrougll said open inn', each of said 'iframes adapted to hold a stocking shaped to the 'form oli' the leg and foot sections thereof, means on which each of said frames is suspended for turning; movement on its own axis, and means for effecting' the continuous turning movement of said frames alternately in opposite direc-` tions. n

(l. Il. display :u rparatus comprising; aces ingr haring.;4 an opening in the iront?" a plurality ol" stoaliiugr supporting; iframes` arranged in the casing` and visible through said opening.; each o'i' said trames adapted to hold a stocking' shaped to the torni ot the lef.; and i'oot sections thereof,` means on which `each oil said :trames is suspended for turning7 movement on its own airis, `and means for ellctingr7 the Continuous turning movement oi said vframes simultaneously andalternately in opposite directions.

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